cut-throat
Example Sentences
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But with the rise of streaming, the popularity of high-end home cinema equipment, as well as cut-throat competition from deep-pocketed multiplex chains, the independents are facing an existential crisis.
From Barron's
There's a famous motto in the cut-throat world of television that many presenters live by: "Don't quit a hit."
From BBC
At 16 tracks, the record could have done with a touch of Burns' cut-throat approach to the Traitors.
From BBC
"This is extremely unfortunate, given that the mobile operator should be focused on retaining customers in a cut-throat market," he'd told BBC News.
From BBC
Lewis Hamilton has warned McLaren's title contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris about Max Verstappen's "cut-throat" character as the three head into the final five races of the season.
From BBC
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